The Quest Beyond AI
Recently, the fierce “game of throne” in the AI world has shaken the peace and harmony on the human planet, putting many into sleepless nights. A couple days ago, an IT director in a financial firm I coached sent me an unexpected message past mid night, moaning about rumors of layoffs in his department, worrying that his skills would soon lose value, and not knowing what to do... I replied to him, "On the contrary, I want to congratulate you for getting closer to thinking about the most important question in life!" The More Important Question Our mind, shaped by education and upbringing, has the habit of deducing career orientation and life goals from the abilities and skills we have. As we often hear people say, “I am good at math so I should work in finance.” This kind of thinking inertia has its limitations. On the one hand, individual differences are not being considered. Everyone has their own sets of beliefs, values and mission in life. Should people with common skill...